Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship.

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly.

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.